Jerudong International School

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Jerudong International School (JIS), established in 1997, is a boarding and day school in Brunei. The school sits on a single campus in Jerudong that occupies almost 300 acres (1.2 km2). The school was founded by HRH Prince Jefri Bolkiah as a co-educational institution for pupils, aged 3 and 18 years, awarding A-level, GCSE and International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications. It is governed by a board of directors whose members include representatives from the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) and the Bruneian Ministry of Education. The school is a member of the HMC (Headmasters and Headmistresses conference), Federation of British International Schools in South East Asia (FOBISSEA), the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) and BSA (Boarding Schools Association).

Accreditation and subjects[edit]
Jerudong International School is accredited by AQA, Edexcel, CIE and OCR[citation needed] to award its students GCSE and A-Level examination. The IBO has accredited the School for the IB Diploma.

Students undertaking the GCSE examinations are offered a choice of Accounting, Art, Business Studies, Design and Technology, Drama, Economics, English Literature, Food Technology, Geography, ICT, Music and Statistics, in addition to the mandatory subjects of Mathematics, English and the Sciences which are offered as a triple award. Students take a minimum of 10 subjects in GCSEs.[citation needed]

A-Level students are offered Media Studies, Further Mathematics, Music Technology and Psychology in addition to the subjects offered at GCSE. Students are also given a choice of Biology, Chemistry and Physics as singular subjects. A-Level students undertake 4 subjects at the start of their A-Level as well as doing the IELTS or English Language to AS-Level.

Since August 2011, JIS has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme. The first graduates gained their Diplomas in July 2013 with 100% pass rate including students gaining 45 points, 44 points and 40 points. Average point score for the first cohort was 35 points approximately.[citation needed]

Language courses, for either A-Level and GCSE, can be taken up by students at the start of the academic year include Bahasa Melayu (O-Level and Foreign Language), French, Spanish, Mandarin and Urdu as well as Ugama classes for Muslim students. Enrollment in the accredited language courses usually depend on the level of proficiency exhibited by the students although classes for complete beginners are also available.

Co-curricular activities[edit]
Co-Curricular Activities(CCAs), which are observed everyday before, during and after school, play an important role in the JIS education system. JIS offers sport, music, leisure and academic. JIS offers the Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards.

Academic[edit]
Senior Model United Nations
Junior Model United Nations
Computer Science Club
Physics After School
Homework Group
Fun With Accounts
Leisure[edit]
Yoga
Film
Dance
Drama
Hiking
Pilates
Photography
Tae Kwan Do
Judo
Sport Stacking
Sport[edit]
Badminton – Social and Elite
Basketball – U15s and U19s
Cricket
Equestrian
Football – U15s and U18s
Golf – Social
Netball – Girls U15s and U18s
Rugby – Boys U15s and U18s
Tennis – U15s and U18s
Softball
Swimming
Squash
Music[edit]
Jerudong International Orchestra
JIS Senior String Quartet
Concert Band
Drum Line
Percussion – Concert Band
Jerudong Singers
SATB Show Choir
Magna Voce
Music Futures
Jis orchestra[edit]
The JIS orchestra is one of the few orchestras in Brunei and has performed for international dignitaries such as HRH Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, Prince Charles of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. As an expression of appreciation after a private concert, HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah gave the JIS Orchestra the Brunei model of the Fazioli concert grand piano was produced with inlays of precious stones, mother of pearl and exotic woods.